Covered from head to toe in protective fabric and netting, three northern Indiana judges set out in the summer evening toward a buzzing stack of boxes settled against a tree line. The faded brown and green frames are home to thousands upon thousands of honeybees, going about their merry way gathering and storing food.
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The Indiana Court of Appeals has wrapped up its pursuit of visiting every county through its Appeals on Wheels program. Introduced during the appellate court’s centennial in 2001, the traveling program has ventured statewide to high schools, colleges, law schools and other venues, promoting civics education by inviting local communities to observe how the appellate judiciary works.
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Defendants facing criminal contempt are entitled to the same statutory protections as other criminal defendants, including the right to the appointment of mental health experts, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled in a Tuesday reversal.
Allegations that a man viewed a protected person’s Instagram posts are sufficient to charge him with invasion of privacy, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Friday.
In two separate but related cases, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has upheld economic incentives for the development of solar facilities in Pulaski County.
In an opinion covering less than two pages, the Court of Appeals of Indiana summarily affirmed a woman’s drug-related convictions, finding she could not challenge the admission of evidence because she explicitly stated at trial that she did not object.
An “abusive” pro se litigant convicted of intimidation after sending threatening letters to a judge has failed to get his conviction overturned on speedy trial grounds.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed that the plug must be pulled on the first phase of what has been described as one of the largest commercial solar farms.
A man who sold fentanyl-laced heroin to his friend that resulted in the buyer overdosing will keep his enhanced consecutive sentences, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has concluded.
A Pulaski County man claiming “negligent infliction of emotional distress” will be able to continue with his lawsuit after the Court of Appeals of Indiana found he satisfied the Bystander Rule even though he arrived at the scene about three hours after a gas explosion destroyed his house.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana will be on the road next week, traveling to two Indiana high schools to hear oral arguments in a murder case and a negligence dispute arising from a deadly fire.
The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday recognized judges and magistrates across the state for their commitment to higher education and longtime service.
Even though court appearances are rare these days, let me reflect on some funny moments that I treasure.
The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered discharge of child molesting counts, finding the defendant is entitled to the discharge because the state waited too long to bring a stay of the proceedings in order to toll Indiana Criminal Rule 4(C)’s one-year limitation.
A Pulaski County man will now have a jury trial after the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed his driving-related convictions Thursday, finding he did not knowingly waive his right to a jury trial.
A northern Indiana county’s 125-year-old courthouse will be saved from demolition and renovated as part of a $6 million preservation project.
The Indiana Court of Appeals will travel to northern Indiana next week to hear oral arguments in a case about the admission of a man’s statements made to police after being handcuffed but before he was read his Miranda rights.
A county council member has been picked as the new state senator for a northern Indiana district, replacing departing Sen. Randy Head.
State Sen. Randy Head is stepping down from his elected position to become a northern Indiana prosecutor, the Logansport Republican announced Monday.
As Indiana’s 100th problem-solving court begins operations in Pulaski County, jurists presiding over the 99 established courts praise the problem-solving initiative as an innovative approach to addressing personal and societal woes.
Indiana’s court system is now home to 100 problem-solving courts, the Indiana Supreme Court announced Monday. A veterans treatment court was recently certified in Pulaski County, marking the 100th problem-solving court to be certified in the Hoosier state.
Authorities are now warning those reeling from the floods that ravaged northern and southern Indiana against these scammers.